heppinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Perhaps of exclamatory origin, from the base *hi- found in the second element of Danish forhippet (“eager to achieve something”), hige (“to wish strongly”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen, forhippen, hike. Also cognate with Swedish häpen.

Adjective

heppinn (comparative heppnari, superlative heppnastur)

  1. lucky, fortunate

Declension

Positive forms of heppinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heppinn heppin heppið
accusative heppinn heppna
dative heppnum heppinni heppnu
genitive heppins heppinnar heppins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heppnir heppnar heppin
accusative heppna
dative heppnum
genitive heppinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heppni heppna heppna
acc/dat/gen heppna heppnu
plural (all-case) heppnu
Comparative forms of heppinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) heppnari heppnari heppnara
plural (all-case) heppnari
Superlative forms of heppinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heppnastur heppnust heppnast
accusative heppnastan heppnasta
dative heppnustum heppnastri heppnustu
genitive heppnasts heppnastrar heppnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heppnastir heppnastar heppnust
accusative heppnasta
dative heppnustum
genitive heppnastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heppnasti heppnasta heppnasta
acc/dat/gen heppnasta heppnustu
plural (all-case) heppnustu
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